Teaching Ideas

Creative ideas for teaching your children!

Giving our kids a solid education about finances is critical. Here are some ideas and strategies you can use

Successful money management can bring great blessings, while poor management can bring utter disappointment. Perhaps you can relate to both the blessings and disappointments. You may feel that you’re no financial role model to your…Read

Many parents feel intimidated when it comes to teaching writing. One easy way to help the process along is to teach children to think like writers. Why? A writer’s mental processes and habits teach us to think about the way others will…Read

You’ve heard the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Did you realize a good picture book is worth a thousand lessons? Okay. Maybe not one thousand, but definitely more than you realize. If you have picture books in your home, a…Read

At national levels of education, we are currently seeing a push to educate and graduate students with a strong core knowledge in STEM—science, technology, engineering, and math. Some experts in the field of education claim that without a…Read

Feeling stuck in all the boring names and dates? Here are five ways to bring some life back to history!

“Girls, we are going to see the wagon-train ruts made by the pioneers on the Oregon Trail,” my mother said one bright summer day a number of years ago.
My two sisters and I decided that a trip would be fun, but I had a few questions.…Read

In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to push Bible study aside in favor of more urgent tasks. Here are some simple strategies for keeping Bible time fresh and real.

I spent the better part of my childhood in homes surrounded by mountains. Early in the morning, the sun would catch the dew on the grass just enough to make the front yard look like it was bathed in peach syrup, the gentle bumps of quiet…Read

Oh, those sweet words every parent longs to hear. Not. “Hey Mom! I’m bored. What can I do?”
Lucky for you, you probably don’t hear this from your early learner yet, but ask a parent who hears that over and over again and they will tell…Read

A son who “wiggles too much” to finish a worksheet. A daughter who asks to dress up in historical costumes to show others what she’s learning. A student who can’t sit still through a chapter of a book but can confidently deconstruct and…Read

One of the most surprising lessons I’ve learned in college is that my parents’ unorthodox homeschooling methods made me better prepared for higher education than my public-schooled friends. While the transition from homeschool to college…Read

Six tips for engaging your reluctant reader in the world of great books.

Soon after college, I taught English in a public middle school where English was a second language to many of my students. After spending several years immersed in literary adventures as an undergrad, I had a ton of enthusiasm—and some…Read